THE NATIONAL BURIAL INDEXfor England & Wales

As of October 2011

Most of you have heard of this index, the first edition of which is
now available on CDs. A number of you will have purchased it. However,
you may not be aware that the Derbyshire Ancestral Research Group
is the only group in our county who is at present contributing to this
project.

It takes many hours of work to transcribe each burial register,
especially when the entries are hard to decipher. The transcripts are
then sent for inputting onto computer and printouts are sent to us for
checking. Sheets which need correcting are returned to the inputter
who after any corrections are made, sends the completed work on disc
to be merged into the NBI database under the control of the Federation
of Family History Societies.

Below is a list of parishes and dates covered in the first edition.

Alsop-en-le-Dale, St. Michael

1813-1884

Atlow, St. Philip & St. James

1815-1989

Blackwell, St. Werburgh

1685-1912

Belper Independent

1799-1891

Bradley, All Saints

1783-1891

Clifton, Holy Trinity

1846-1922

Codnor, St. James

1844-1898

Codnor Breach (Quaker)

1779-1873

Darley, St. Helen

1539-1909

Heanor, St. Lawrence

1798-1837

Heanor Wesleyan

1840-1903

Heath, Old Church, All Saints

1664-1883

Ironville, Christ Church

1852-1901

Ockbrook Moravian Church

1752-1996

Osmaston by Ashb. St. Martin

1743-1944

Pentrich, St. Matthew

1813-1830

Pinxton, St. Helen

1561-1877

Ripley, All Saints

1821-1893

Wessington, Christ Church

1858-1919

Parishes and dates covered and submitted for the second edition

Alfreton, St. Martin

1706-1881

Charlesworth Congregational

1848-1884

Cromford, St. Mark

1877-1919

Brackenfield, Holy Trinity

1857-1997

Hazelwood, St. John

1846-1904

Heanor Independent (Marlpool)

1822-1837

Matlock, St. Giles

1795-1875

Matlock Bath, Holy Trinity

1845-1919

South Darley, St. Mary

1846-1890

Wirksworth Cemetery

1870-1919

Parishes and dates covered and submitted for the third edition

No list available at present.

We have so far contributed over 125,000 entries from over 54 parishes to the National
Burial Index. Coverage of parishes for all counties can be seen on the
Federation of Family History Societies
web site, also information on how to purchase the DVD covering every county.

The transcribed burial registers, along with the transcriptions of
marriage and baptism records are available for research at our Library
in Birchwood Chapel, Birchwood Lane, Somercotes. Specific searches can
be made for those who are not able to visit the Library. Please follow
the guidelines below for contacting us - thank you.

DARG's records are not for sale, nor available on computer,
but we are very happy to answer enquiries by post. No charges are
levied, but donations are always welcome, either from fellow
enthusiasts, or from those who benefit from our services.

We can supply full details of specific memorial inscriptions in
churchyards and cemeteries or from parish registers, etc. by post,
provided they are accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
Overseas enquirers please note that foreign stamps cannot be used as
return postage, therefore please include a donation (in sterling) to
cover - at least - the cost of return postage.

We do not have an email address. All communications MUST be by
post or by telephone; however as indicated above, we cannot answer
queries by post without the cost of return postage. A list of
current UK postal charges is available on the
Royal Mail website.

For postal enquiries please write to Winifred Waterall, 86 High Street,
Loscoe, Heanor, Derbyshire DE75 7LF, UK. We are unable to accept
foreign cheques, so all donations must be in sterling. Please
make cheques payable to "Derbyshire Ancestral Research Group"
("DARG" alone in not acceptable at our Bank) - thank you.